5 minutes that'll ruin your appetite for dessert forever.
A man and daughter are visited one evening by a mysterious intruder with dark intentions.
Direction
August squeezes feature-length dread into 300 seconds flat.
Acting
Stolarz's silent menace without a word spoken — chilling.
Director
Robyn August
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Robyn August made this as a proof-of-concept for a feature, shooting in a single location over one night. The runtime was non-negotiable — festival submission deadline was 48 hours away.
The cupcake itself was a last-minute prop swap; originally a knife on the counter. The sweetness makes the ending hit harder — you can't unsee what that frosting represents.
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